Possible new case of Brazilian P1 Covid-19 variant identified in Scotland

A possible case of the P1 variant of Covid-19 has been identified in Scotland (Aaron Chown/PA)

A possible case of a new strain of coronavirus has been identified in Scotland – though Nicola Sturgeon stressed this was not linked to three earlier cases of the so-called P1 strain on the virus.

The First Minister was also clear that there was “no indication of onward community transmission of this variant”.